Insulative rescue cap containing emergency response procedures

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to a device and a method that maintains an individual's body temperature during exposure to cold conditions or cold water and, more specifically, to an insulative rescue cap that clearly provides instructions and teachings of how to correctly perform emergency medical procedures, namely CPR. The cap is contoured to the individual's head.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired and to be secured by Letters Patent is as follows: 
     
       1. A insulative rescue cap to maintain a individual's optimal body temperature during an emergency rescue procedure comprising:
 a shell component having an inner surface to closely fit contours of a patient's head and ears and preventing open air space between said head and said inner surface, said shell component having a lower edge, said inner surface attached to said insulative element and said shell component further comprising:
 a first side panel; 
 a second side panel; 
 an instruction indicia area formed on at least one of said first side panel or said second side panel, said instruction indicia area forming an orientation axis generally perpendicular a frontal plane of said individual; and 
 a top center panel that forms a front, a center and a rear connected to said first side panel and said second side panel; 
 
 said insulative element lining only a portion of the inner surface along the top center panel from a front terminus to a rear terminus symmetrically about a vertical centerline; 
 a gripping element to grip said individual's head in a manner that impedes said insulative rescue cap from falling off said individual's head during an emergency procedure; and 
 an instruction indicia comprising teaching how to perform an emergency medical procedure, said instruction indicia incorporated on said instruction indicia area and having a reading orientation that is generally said instruction indicia area positioned generally parallel with the orientation axis. 
 
     
     
       2. The insulative rescue cap in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an instruction area indicia formed on both said first side panel and said second side panel; 
 each said instruction indicia area forming an orientation axis generally perpendicular a frontal plane of a wearer; and 
 an instruction indicia incorporated on each said instruction indicia area. 
 
     
     
       3. The insulative rescue cap in  claim 2 , wherein said instruction indicia providing a teaching selected from a group consisting of: a standard adult CPR technique; a standard child CPR technique neonatal resuscitation; tracheal intubation; laryngoscopy; defibrilation; foreign body retrieval; rapid sequence intubations, nasotracheal and transtracheal intubations; Needle cricothyroidotomy (Transtracheal jet ventilation) and surgical cricothyroidotomy; Transcutaneous and transvenous cardiac pacing; Needle and tube thoracostomy (Chest tube insertion); Procedural sedation and analgesia (Includes use of ketamine, propofol, thiopentone, iv benzodiazepines and potent opiates like morphine and fentanyl); Intra aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) device insertion; Pericardiocentesis; Focussed abdominal scan for trauma (FAST); Central venous cannulation (Internal jugular, subclavian, femoral and brachial); Regional anesthetic blocks (Includes digital, ankle and wrist blocks); Regular & plastic suturing and tendon repairs; Anterior and posterior nasal packing; Sengstaken-Blakemore/Minnesota tube insertion; Joint reductions and plaster application; Intraosseous line insertion; Diagnostic peritoneal lavage and abdominal paracentesis; Pleural fluid aspiration; Lumbar punctures; and Suprapubic catheterization. 
     
     
       4. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 3 , wherein said shell component has a thickness of between 1-mm and 2-mm and said insulative element comprises material having a thickness greater than 2-mm. 
     
     
       5. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 2 , wherein said insulative element has a lateral width within a range of between ¼″ to 4″. 
     
     
       6. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 2 , wherein said shell component has a thickness of between 1-mm and 2-mm and said insulative element comprises material having a thickness greater than 2-mm. 
     
     
       7. The insulative rescue cap in  claim 1 , wherein said instruction indicia providing a teaching selected from a group consisting of: a standard adult CPR technique; a standard child CPR technique neonatal resuscitation; tracheal intubation; laryngoscopy; defibrilation; foreign body retrieval; rapid sequence intubations, nasotracheal and transtracheal intubations; Needle cricothyroidotomy (Transtracheal jet ventilation) and surgical cricothyroidotomy; Transcutaneous and transvenous cardiac pacing; Needle and tube thoracostomy (Chest tube insertion); Procedural sedation and analgesia (Includes use of ketamine, propofol, thiopentone, iv benzodiazepines and potent opiates like morphine and fentanyl); Intra aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) device insertion; Pericardiocentesis; Focussed abdominal scan for trauma (FAST); Central venous cannulation (Internal jugular, subclavian, femoral and brachial); Regional anesthetic blocks (Includes digital, ankle and wrist blocks); Regular & plastic suturing and tendon repairs; Anterior and posterior nasal packing; Sengstaken-Blakemore/Minnesota tube insertion; Joint reductions and plaster application; Intraosseous line insertion; Diagnostic peritoneal lavage and abdominal paracentesis; Pleural fluid aspiration; Lumbar punctures; and Suprapubic catheterization. 
     
     
       8. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 7 , wherein said insulative element has a lateral width within a range of between ¼″ to 4″. 
     
     
       9. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 7 , wherein said shell component has a thickness of between 1-mm and 2-mm and said insulative element comprises material having a thickness greater than 2-mm. 
     
     
       10. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 1 , wherein said insulative component covers a rear portion of said insulative rescue cap is configured to cover said head and the upper neck region of said individual. 
     
     
       11. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 10 , wherein said shell component has a thickness of between 1-mm and 2-mm and said insulative element comprises material having a thickness greater than 2-mm. 
     
     
       12. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 1 , wherein said shell component is flexible sufficient to expand to fit different sized heads. 
     
     
       13. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 12 , said shell component has a thickness of between 1-mm and 2-mm and said insulative element comprises material having a thickness greater than 2-mm. 
     
     
       14. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 1 , wherein said insulative element has a lateral width within a range of between ¼″ to 4″. 
     
     
       15. The insulative rescue cap of  claim 14 , wherein said shell component has a thickness of between 1-mm and 2-mm and said insulative element comprises material having a thickness greater than 2-mm. 
     
     
       16. A method for providing instructions for performing of an emergency rescue procedure to a patient suffering from hypothermia, said method comprising the steps:
 a. obtaining an insulative rescue cap as described in  claim 1 ; 
 b. positioning said insulative rescue cap on a victim's head cover below the mid point of the external auditory meatus bilaterally in addition to the rear portion of the head and upper neck region in a manner such that the material covering the head is in contact with the head in all covered areas so as to prevent a signification amount of air space between the head and the inner material covering the head; 
 
       wherein said instruction indicia is capable of being directly viewable by a person performing said emergency medical procedure while said insulative rescue cap is positioned properly upon the head of a user. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , wherein both said first lateral side and said second lateral side at least one lateral side each have an area supporting an instruction indicia capable of displaying instructions teaching how to perform said emergency medical procedure. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 17 , comprising the further steps of performing said emergency medical procedure. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 18 , wherein said emergency medical procedure comprises a standard adult CPR technique.